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Sen. James T. Welch, D-West Springfield, has handed in his nomination papers to get his name on the ballot for re-election to the Massachusetts Senate, where he has represented constituents from West Side, Springfield and Chicopee since 2011.

Three Hampden County cities will receive over $5.8 million in Chapter 90 highway money following state Senate approval of legislation to spend $600 million on road and bridge repairs across the commonwealth.

Sen. James T. Welch and Rep. Michael J. Finn, Democratic state lawmakers who represent West Springfield on Beacon Hill, are opposed to a charter school opening in West Side, raising concerns about the lack of public input before the plan was approved by the state.

"The commissioner will be making his decision on whether or not they can transfer that application from the Westfield location to the West Springfield location in the upcoming days, really," state Sen. Jim Welch, D-West Springfield, told the Town Council on Monday, March 19, 2018.

In an interview on Friday, Esser said Gobi is vulnerable, owing to her support for a bill, dubbed the "Safe Communities Act" bill pending in the state Legislature that would make Massachusetts a "sanctuary state."

Stan Rosenberg can't return to one of the most powerful jobs in the Massachusetts Statehouse if a report on his husband having email access and involvement in Senate business is true, according to Gov. Charlie Baker.

"It's not often that we do something good, or at least something that doesn't negatively impact the hunters and sportsmen of Massachusetts," Humason said of Senate Bill 2249, which was passed by the state Senate on Thursday.

SPRINGFIELD - City police Det. Luis Adames will be honored by the Massachusetts State Police at the State House on Thursday for his role in interrupting an alleged spate of ATM thefts that unfolded over a year in several states. Adames, a member of the police department's burglary unit, was credited as the lead investigator in the investigation that...